美国国家公共电台 NPR Immigration Debate Shifts To Texas Judge Who Blocked 2015 DACA Expansion

 

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

All right. Today in a federal court in Texas, the debate over the Trump¹ administration's immigration policies shifts from separated families to recipients² of DACA. Remember, that's the Deferred³ Action for Childhood Arrivals program which was started during the Obama administration. It was a policy intended to protect young people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, protecting them from deportation⁴. The status of those DACA recipients has been up in the air since President Trump came into office. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports.

RICHARD GONZALES, BYLINE⁵: Ever since Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced an end to the DACA program last September, the administration has faced several legal challenges seeking to preserve it. But today a court will consider a lawsuit⁶ that calls for an end to DACA. A hearing will be held in the Houston courtroom of U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen. Seven states, led by Texas, are asking for a preliminary injunction to force the government to reject renewals⁷ for young people currently enrolled⁸ in DACA and stop accepting new applications. Hanen is perhaps best known as a judge who, in 2015, blocked the Obama administration from expanding DACA.

JESSICA VAUGHAN: Most people expect that Judge Hanen is not going to look kindly⁹ on the DACA program.

GONZALES: Jessica Vaughan is director of Policy Studies at the D.C.-based Center for Immigration Studies, a group favoring immigration limits. She says smart money bets that Hanen eventually will decide that DACA has had a negative effect on the states in the form of costs in providing services to DACA recipients. But legal advocates for DACA say states will have a hard time proving they've been harmed. Nina Perales is the vice¹⁰ president of litigation for the Mexican American Legal Defense¹¹ and Educational Fund, or MALDEF.

NINA PERALES: Young individuals with DACA grants are living, and working, and going to school, and paying taxes and contributing to local economies. So it is a net benefit to the states to have DACA recipients there.

GONZALES: The Texas hearing comes on the heels of another federal court ruling in Washington, D.C., last week which endorsed¹² DACA. District Judge John Bates blocked the administration from shutting down DACA and ordered it to accept new applications. The administration says it will appeal. Judge Bates is the third federal judge to oppose the ending of DACA. The competing legal rulings represent an emotional rollercoaster for DACA recipients. Antonio Juaregui of Fresno, Calif., is a 21-year-old political science major who was brought to this country when he was 5 years old.

ANTONIO JUAREGUI: You know, this process is draining. It's exhausting. It's expensive. And there has to be a permanent solution, a pathway to citizenship¹³.

GONZALES: But before that has a chance of happening, there will be more court battles. And virtually every legal expert thinks the resolution rests one day with the Supreme¹⁴ Court. Richard Gonzales, NPR News.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 recipients   

adj.接受的；受领的；容纳的；愿意接受的n.收件人；接受者；受领者；接受器

参考例句：

• The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 deferred   

adj.延期的，缓召的v.拖延，延缓，推迟( defer的过去式和过去分词 )；服从某人的意愿，遵从

参考例句：

• The department deferred the decision for six months. 这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。
• a tax-deferred savings plan 延税储蓄计划

4 deportation   

n.驱逐，放逐

参考例句：

• The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。
• Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前，英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

7 renewals   

重建( renewal的名词复数 )； 更新； 重生； 合同的续订

参考例句：

• Number of circulations excluding renewals. 7th out of 10 libraries. 借阅数目（不包括续借）。在10间图书馆中排行第七。
• Certification Renewals shall be due on July 1 of the renewal year. 资格认证更新在更新年的7月1日生效。

8 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

10 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

11 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

12 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

14 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。